Blood painting: art or eww? |
Sure, we’ve all had nasty cuts, but I’ve never thought of using my own blood as a paintbrush. This is the web, though, and you can bet somebody else has — and did.
Think I’ll take eww. You?
Did this post make you go hmm?
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Definitely EWWWWW!
Comment by FranciscoIV — April 26, 2005 @ 3:45 pm PST
I think there’s some extra ewwness about this - I have a bad feeling “january’s moonblood” (look closely at the pic) doesn’t come from a cut.
Comment by Tk — April 27, 2005 @ 4:47 am PST
Hi Tk - I was being facetious with the “cuts” comment. My wife thought I was serious too … perhaps I should have thrown a smiley in there
Comment by TDavid — April 27, 2005 @ 7:05 am PST
Well, I think its an art. But most people who do blood painting do it with animal blood, not their own. Personally, I think its great, but I can understand those skittish of blood, or those who wouldn’t be thought morbid (like my self)not liking it.
Comment by Raven — July 17, 2005 @ 11:34 pm PST
oh, and if you went to the site, you would know that thats period blood…^_^
Comment by Raven — July 19, 2005 @ 2:56 pm PST
I personally think it’s beautiful. “Did you know”… Marilyn Manson has done some Superb Paintings with blood? Marilynmanson.com
Comment by Sarah — September 2, 2005 @ 10:36 pm PST
I paint with blood. Yeah I think it’s pretty gross but very powerful if used right. I’ve got a pic of my first blood painting which was just a test to see how blood feels on my brush and how it ages on paper. I’ve got newer ones but haven’t posted them yet. They’re much more thought through as far as composition and stuff. Blood by itself doesn’t work very well as you can see above and on my site, there isn’t much depth. The trick is using it with other media like graphite.
The first ones I’ve done were done from cuts on my forearm with a sterilized xacto knife. The cuts are about an inch and a half to two inches each. I did the cut and then loaded my brush from my arm. The first of these blood paintings took four cuts, but once i figured out some tricks to make myself bleed more I was able to do others with just one good cut.
I’ll be working with a phlebotomist from now on instead of gathering scars from cuts. Also portions of the sales generated from my current and future blood work will be donated to the Red Cross. I do this because the blood I put on paper could have been donated to the red cross.
To see the basic first painting i did go to http://rlbroughman.com and navigate to the paintings section.
Comment by Ryan — November 14, 2005 @ 8:30 am PST
thats YOUR art? It’s beautiful! I’m getting into doing blood painting myself, and find it quite…amazing.
Comment by Rayven — November 14, 2005 @ 8:20 pm PST
I’ve posted some newer blood pieces in the “paintings” section. http://rlbroughman.com Sorry to plug my own website but it is related to the posts.
Comment by Ryan — November 19, 2005 @ 1:06 am PST
Im starting to do blood paintings myself and I think that the blood makes the painting better (only if its their own) cause that shows that they put themselfs actually in their painting, they are giving a part of themselfs for their art.
Comment by Aaron — November 30, 2005 @ 10:45 pm PST
I suffer from depression and as part of my “visual diary” when I’m really ill (depressed) I’ve pricked my fingers and drawn with my blood. I find it a great inner and almost spiritual release to get rid of my inner (mind) pain. Depression is a very terrible illness and one which has no outer signs like a broken arm can be wrapped in plaster. No one can see the pain of depression, so my blood drawings express my inner pain. Even my shrink said it was a good safe way of self expression, seeing as I only pricked my finger and didn’t actually slash myself.
Comment by Katie — March 31, 2006 @ 6:27 am PST
Yeah that’s art,some say ewww but blood painting is like an artists signature within the painting itself
Comment by vincent — April 7, 2006 @ 9:23 pm PST
i think its art, and i am thinking in start writing my poems with my own blood(if i have courage to cut myself), i think a poem with my blood its more valuable because have a piece of my soul and a piece of my body…
Comment by edson adrega — May 17, 2006 @ 12:41 pm PST
I\’m an artist and photographer. I use blood in some of my images. I haven\’t painted with blood, just use it as an expression of my emotions.
Comment by Udi Da — June 3, 2006 @ 8:10 am PST
blood is beautiful its thick and thin at the same time great to paint with. i use blood in some of my work but im the only one who knows its there - id get comitted to the asylum othrwise!
Comment by synthe — June 15, 2006 @ 1:49 am PST
to leave a part of yourself in your work.. deep interesting
Comment by asher — April 13, 2007 @ 11:17 am PST
I do art and painting with blood. My own, and I’m not female, so…It helps you connect with your art in a way that very few can seriously understand. Definitely say Art…
Comment by black_and_white-junkie — October 29, 2007 @ 2:36 pm PST
Cool thats disgusting !
Comment by Meghan — November 10, 2007 @ 2:12 am PST
Anybody ever do a car with blood? With paint, it takes less than a gallon.
Comment by redram355 — November 28, 2007 @ 6:23 pm PST
I paint with my own blood. For me it’s the ultimate form of expression. The first bloodpainting I ever did was for my girlfriend. I always had trouble expressing my feelings so I took a knife, cut open my hand and made her a painting. In short I’m willing to bleed for her..literally.
I came to the conclusion that I ahve never worked with such fine material as blood, but afterwards I feel always a little dizzy, becasue sometimes I use quite a lot of blood.
It’s the most personal form of art you can make. Artists always put a piece of themselves (heart, soul, thoughts) into a piece. What better way is tere then to use your own blood to do so?
Comment by D.Wolf — June 13, 2008 @ 5:04 am PST
When it is taken seriously Blood painting is a beautiful thing….
Comment by Andrea — October 19, 2008 @ 7:22 pm PST